Hila Weissberg

As country's population grows older, the cost to the government of providing old-age allowances is due to rise.

Report reveals inequality in Israel growing and middle class shrinking; Israelis spend more on private health insurance than many other countries, while public health declines.

But unions will fight, and some economists see no need to take them on.

In 2012, Israelis are more pessimistic about their economic future than at any time in the past decade, according to a social resilience index. A third of the respondents say their family income provided them with a low standard of living, up from 20% in 2011.

Study finds that Russian immigrants and native-born Israeli Jews earn more than Ethiopian immigrants and Israeli Arabs, by wide margins, in the same professions.

Libby Weinberger sued Bar-Ilan University for forcing her to retire against her will

When entire groups are excluded from the workforce, it affects economic growth and reduces the standard of living for all Israelis.

Poverty levels among working families rose from 19.4% to 20% based on their financial incomes between 2010 and 2011; overall, almost two million Israelis lived in poverty in 2011.

Data released by Taub Center in new study show college education no longer ensures path to prosperity.

Europeans who'd sought jobs outside the recession-stricken continent rediscover the charms of home.

The 19 former employees had tried to organize through the Koach La'Ovdim labor federation over a period of two years, until the company announced it was closing the service centers last December.

The World Economic Forum index puts Israel at 56 among 135 countries, a big drop over six years.

The Civil Service Commission recently announced that new public sector employees will actually be making 12% less than workers hired for the same positions previously.

A survey released Sunday found that 28% of Israeli adults could define 'inflation.'

But other companies are hiring, and the balance seems to favor of companies adding staff.

Employment has increased at about the same rate for the last 43 years.

But just 12% of men say children affects their jobs.

'It’s important that women be aware that if they don’t treat their business like a work-in-progress – needing a business plan and customer recruiting – it just won’t move ahead'.

Israeli women in the workforce often stumble at professional networking according to observers, some of whom advocate an old girl’s network to counter men’s advantages from serving in the army